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The Daylily Little Business, ‘Hemerocallis’, exhibits rose-raspberry flowers with darker veining and chartreuse throats. A semi-evergreen, these daylilies, so-called ‘dwarf’ varieties, produce compact, free-flowering plants and bloom during their normal period. Then, after resting awhile, they produce a second set of blossoms.

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The Gladiolus Royal Dutch, ‘Gladiolus Royal Dutch’, a spring planted corm, exhibits magnificent violet flowers with white and yellow centers on tall stalks. Gladiolas are also commonly called Sword Lily or Corn Flag. Plant in groups of six or more in the garden, or grow lots of them for cuttings in a bed. To extend the time of flower availability of your Glads, plant in two week intervals from early spring through June. They make striking accents in a mixed border. Glads are easy to grow and like to be in full sun and in well drained soil. Increase water and fertility when flowers begin to develop, then plant 4″ deep in clay soils, 6″ deep in others; the deeper the planting the less need for staking. In frost prone areas, dig them when the leaves turn yellow, dip them in a fungicide, and store in a dry frost free location over winter.

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The Asiatic Hybrid Lily Gran Paradisoi, ‘Lillium’, a spring planted bulb, produces red flowers. Asiatic Lilies are great for borders, beds, and containers. They prefer well drained soil and they will multiply each year. Allow the leaves on the stalk to turn yellow and fall off to provide the bulb with ample nourishment for the next growing year. Asiatic Hybrids are the first lilies to bloom each season and the blooms are long lasting in the garden and in bouquets.

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